Administrator A new kind of magnetism could unlock faster, more efficient computers Scientists have discovered evidence of altermagnetism in a thin, highly tunable material that could help electronics use electron spin instead of relying only on electrical charge. The unusual magneti... materials science
Administrator A famous quantum effect can finally be predicted in real materials Scientists have developed a powerful new way to calculate the Kondo effect, a strange quantum phenomenon that appears when magnetic atoms are embedded in metals. Instead of relying on simplified model... materials science
Administrator A quantum prediction from 1931 just came to life Nearly a century after physicist Hans Bethe predicted them, scientists have created and directly observed unusual quantum states known as “Bethe strings” in an ultracold gas. By cooling cesium atoms t... materials science
Administrator Scientists finally see how nature moves energy so efficiently Researchers have captured key steps in a chemical reaction that helps nature transfer energy with remarkable efficiency. Ultrafast X-rays revealed how changes involving electrons and protons are close... chemistry science
Administrator Physicists just found the ‘ghost’ of superconductivity Physicists have found striking evidence for an unusual form of superconducting behavior in uranium ditelluride, where electron pairs organize into rippling patterns called pair density waves. Even mor... chemistry science
Administrator Scientists may have found a shortcut to fusion energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory may have found a dramatically more efficient route to fusion energy by reversing the traditional approach: heating plasma first, then increasing its density. Their ... chemistry science
Administrator Scientists just pushed superconductors beyond their usual current limit Ultrashort electrical pulses allowed scientists to push superconductors closer than ever to the point where their electron pairs actually break apart. The method revealed hidden differences between su... materials science
Administrator Electrons slow to a crawl in a strange new quantum state Scientists at the University of Chicago have uncovered a surprising quantum state in the layered magnetic material Fe5GeTe2, where huge numbers of electrons move together unusually slowly while remain... materials science
Administrator Scientists just made a superconductor stronger using “empty space” Researchers have demonstrated that quantum fluctuations in supposedly empty space can strengthen superconductivity, raising the transition temperature of an ultrathin material by as much as 5.4%. The ... materials science
Administrator Scientists just found a new way to make hydrogen from water A new light-activated material can efficiently produce hydrogen from water without requiring an additional expensive metal catalyst. Researchers say its unusual sulfur-based chemistry could point towa... chemistry science
Administrator The first season of Heroes is almost perfect – here’s why Starring the late Hayden Panettiere as the self-regenerating cheerleader who could save the world, science-fiction series Heroes first aired 20 years ago today. It might have gone downhill in subseque... research science
Administrator Blood test could gauge if a baby has a dangerous infection in 15 minutes Feverish babies in hospital are often assumed to have a serious bacterial infection and are treated with antibiotics. But a test that gauges whether the infection is bacterial or viral, which tend to ... research science